What is in a word? Discourse and practice of international security in a new world

Hellmüller, S., Badache, F. & Salaymeh, B., (2026) European Journal of International Security,

Rethinking UN peace and security engagements in a changing world

With Hellmüller, S., et al. (2026). International Affairs, 102 (1), 261–271.

Following a middle way: How rising powers navigate sovereignty debates in peacebuilding

Salaymeh, B., Hellmüller, S., & Badache, F. (2025). International Studies Quarterly, 69 (2), sqaf031.

Transactional peacemaking: Warmakers as peacemakers in the political marketplace of peace processes

Hellmüller, S., & Salaymeh, B. (2025). Contemporary Security Policy, 46 (2), 312–342.

Nominated for Bernard Brodie Prize 2025

Multiparty mediation in a changing world: the emergence and impact of parallel processes to UN peacemaking in Syria and Libya

Hellmüller, S., & Salaymeh, B. (2024). International Journal of Conflict Management, 35 (1), 129–149.

Conflict management or conflict resolution: how do major powers conceive the role of the United Nations in peacebuilding?

Badache, F., Hellmüller, S., & Salaymeh, B. (2022). Contemporary Security Policy, 43 (4), 547–571.

Syria Under al-Assad Rule: A Case of Neopatrimonial Regime

Salaymeh, B. (2018). Ortadoğu Etütleri - Middle East Studies, 10(2), 140–170.

Selected Policy Reports

Building an Effective Infrastructure for Peace in Syria and Lebanon.

Tartit, A., & Salaymeh, B. (2026). Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.

Syria’s Pragmatic Recalibration of Relations with Russia After Assad

Salaymeh, B. (2026). The Russian Analytical Digest, 339: 6

Recognizing a Palestinian State: Too Little, Too Late

Salaymeh, B. (2025). SETA Perspective, 60: September 2025

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Bilal Salaymeh